Riding the pine?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="rides">rides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pine">pine</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Determined">Determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>, <span word="Harold">Harold</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rides">rides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="redeem">redeem</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Riding">Riding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span>.</p><p><span word="Sitting">Sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bench">bench</span>?</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="playing">playing</span>. <span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="played">played</span> 5-<span word="on">on</span>-5, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="each">each</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="fielding">fielding</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="players">players</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 12 <span word="or">or</span> 15 <span word="players">players</span>.</p><p><span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>?</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="does">does</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="lineups">lineups</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="players">players</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="court">court</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sideline">sideline</span>, <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheering">cheering</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teammates">teammates</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bench">bench</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="warmers">warmers</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="warms">warms</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bench">bench</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> – <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bench">bench</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="benches">benches</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hardwood">hardwood</span> <span word="carved">carved</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pine">pine</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>.</p>
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